A man approached a construction site and noticed three men shoveling dirt out of a long ditch. He asked the first man what he was doing. The man sneered back with a surely-you-can-figure-it-out-yourself attitude, Digging a ditch.

He walked on to the next man and asked the same question. The reply was only slightly more kind, Im makin a living. Just makin a living. Gotta feed the wife and kids, you know.

We should see a bigger picture.

When he asked the third man what he was doing, the man said with a great deal of positive energy and pride, Sir, I am creating part of a masterful set of irrigation channels that are going to turn this dry ol valley into a garden rich with produce to feed the worlds hungry!

As Christians, we should be looking beyond the seemingly meaningless chores and minor failures of today and see a bigger picture  one that ultimately has us serving others.

The book of Habakkuk inspires this mind set by stating For the vision is yet for an appointed time... though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come...(Habakkuk 2:3 NKJV).

We will find greater satisfaction in our daily grind if we see ourselves as making jewels for the Lords crown, rather than simply polishing rocks.